THE FINAL batch of Glasgow 2014 tickets will finally be up for grabs from Wednesday after an outcry over this week’s shambolic public sale.

Around 55,000 tickets for the Commonwealth Games remained unsold after a Ticketmaster website crashed on Monday.

A telephone hotline also brought hours of frustration for many callers - and some were charged over £100 for calls that were met with an engaged tone.

Tickets will now be sold on a phased release over three days, aimed at avoiding another meltdown.

The hotline will be a freephone and organisers will be coughing up for postage of the tickets.

The debacle led organisers to give themselves plenty time to iron out the problems before selling the remainder of briefs over all 17 Games events and covering the opening and closing ceremonies.

Glasgow 2014 Chief Executive, David Grevemberg said: “While we sold more than 60,000 tickets through our ticketing website and hotline last week and saw the most incredible support and enthusiasm from the public, the experience of purchasing tickets was frustrating and unacceptable for some people.

“With additional measures in place aimed at managing demand and the addition of free postage on all orders and a Freephone Ticketing Hotline, we aim to get back to the business of ensuring remaining tickets are sold and that thousands more people can begin to look forward to experiencing the excitement of the Games.

“While we cannot change the past experience of some of our customers, we do want to thank everyone for their huge support of the Games.”

Ticketmaster UK chairman Chris Edmonds said: “Our team has been working tirelessly to review, analyse and rectify the issues that were experienced.”

The specific breakdown of which available sports will be released for sale – and on which days - will be announced early next week.

Tickets for Glasgow 2014 start at £15 for adults and £7.50 for under 16s and over 60s.